United Kingdom, April 23 -- Lorne Michaels wants Saturday Night Live to "continue on into the future".

The 81-year-old comedian created the hit TV show in 1975, and he hopes it continues after he's gone, according to Morgan Neville, the director of a new documentary about Lorne.

Neville told People: "I don't know if he's ever really gonna choose to retire because he is the show and the show is him, but he's not gonna run the show for another 50 years. I think he cares about the show. He wants the show to continue on into the future."

Neville believes it would take more than one person to fill Lorne's shoes when he eventually steps down.

He said: "I think he wants it to continue, but I think it's gonna have to be a couple of people to ...